GRAIN STOCKS – MARCH 1, 2019

 

ARIZONA

Off-farm corn stocks in Arizona on March 1, 2019 were 2.69 million bushels, up 8 percent from March 1, 2018, according to the March 1 Agricultural Survey and March Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Off-farm all wheat stocks in Arizona on March 1, 2019 were 4.12 million bushels, up 2 percent from March 1, 2018. Other Arizona grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

COLORADO

All corn stocks in Colorado on March 1, 2019 were 73.85 million bushels, down 8 percent from March 1, 2018, according to the March 1 Agricultural Survey and March Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. All corn stocks stored on farms amounted to 40.00 million bushels, down 2 percent from a year ago. All corn stored off farms amounted to 33.85 million bushels, down 14 percent from a year ago. Off-farm oat stocks in Colorado were estimated at 54,000 bushels, up 46 percent from last year.

All wheat stocks in Colorado on March 1, 2019 were 44.56 million bushels, down 1 percent from March 1, 2018. All wheat stocks stored on farms amounted to 12.00 million bushels, up 29 percent from a year ago. All wheat stored off farms amounted to 32.56 million bushels, down 9 percent from a year ago. Off-farm barley stocks totaled 6.15 million bushels, down 30 percent from last year. Other Colorado grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

MONTANA

Off-farm corn stocks in Montana on March 1, 2019 were 233,000 bushels, up 248 percent from March 1, 2018, according to the March 1 Agricultural Survey and March Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. All oat stocks in Montana were estimated at 803,000 bushels, up 34 percent from last year. On-farm oat stocks were 750,000 bushels, up 39 percent from a year ago. Oats stored off-farm were down 9 percent from last year to 53,000 bushels. Montana barley stocks in all positions on March 1, 2019 were 24.10 million bushels, down 3 percent from a year ago. Barley stored on farms was 12.00 million bushels, down 11 percent from last year. Off-farm barley storage was up 6 percent from a year ago to 12.10 million bushels.

All wheat stocks in Montana on March 1, 2019 were 99.55 million bushels, up 23 percent from March 1, 2018. All wheat stocks stored on farms amounted to 70.00 million bushels, up 37 percent from a year ago. All wheat stored off farms amounted to 29.55 million bushels, down 1 percent from a year ago. Durum wheat stocks on March 1, 2019 were 17.73 million bushels, up 49 percent from a year ago. Other Montana grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

NEW MEXICO

New Mexico off-farm sorghum stocks on March 1, 2019 were 453,000 bushels, down 37 percent from March 1, 2018, according to the March 1 Agricultural Survey and March Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Other New Mexico grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

UTAH

Off-farm corn stocks in Utah on March 1, 2019 were 448,000 bushels, up 22 percent from March 1, 2018, according to the March 1 Agricultural Survey and March Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Off-farm oat stocks in Utah were estimated at 42,000 bushels. Off-farm all wheat stocks in Utah on March 1, 2019 were 4.30 million bushels, down 2 percent from March 1, 2018. Other Utah grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

WYOMING

Wyoming off-farm barley stocks on March 1, 2019 were 3.43 million bushels, according to the March 1 Agricultural Survey and March Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Other Wyoming grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

UNITED STATES

Corn stocks in all positions on March 1, 2019 totaled 8.60 billion bushels, down 3 percent from March 1, 2018. Of the total stocks, 5.13 billion bushels were stored on farms, up 3 percent from a year earlier. Off-farm stocks, at 3.47 billion bushels, are down 11 percent from a year ago. The December 2018 – February 2019 indicated disappearance is 3.33 billion bushels, compared with 3.67 billion bushels during the same period last year.

Grain sorghum stored in all positions on March 1, 2019 totaled 193 million bushels, up 37 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 25.0 million bushels, are up 89 percent from last March. Off-farm stocks, at 168 million bushels, are up 32 percent from a year earlier. The December 2018 – February 2019 indicated disappearance from all positions is 66.1 million bushels, 24 percent below the same period last year.

Oats stored in all positions on March 1, 2019 totaled 50.2 million bushels, 9 percent below the stocks on March 1, 2018. Of the total stocks on hand, 18.1 million bushels were stored on farms, up 5 percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks totaled 32.2 million bushels, down 15 percent from the previous year. Indicated disappearance during December 2018 – February 2019 totaled 17.1 million bushels, 48 percent above the same period a year ago.

Barley stocks in all positions on March 1, 2019 totaled 121 million bushels, down 7 percent from March 1, 2018. On-farm stocks are estimated at 46.2 million bushels, 5 percent below a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 75.1 million bushels, are 8 percent below March 2018. The December 2018 – February 2019 indicated disappearance totaled 31.4 million bushels, 9 percent above the same period a year earlier.

All wheat stored in all positions on March 1, 2019 totaled 1.59 billion bushels, up 6 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks are estimated at 368 million bushels, up 42 percent from last March. Off-farm stocks, at 1.22 billion bushels, are down 1 percent from a year ago. The December 2018 – February 2019 indicated disappearance is 419 million bushels, 11 percent above the same period a year earlier.

Durum wheat stocks in all positions on March 1, 2019 totaled 74.1 million bushels, up 50 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 40.6 million bushels, are up 57 percent from March 1, 2018. Off-farm stocks totaled 33.5 million bushels, up 41 percent from a year ago. The December 2018 – February 2019 indicated disappearance of 9.46 million bushels is 45 percent above the same period a year earlier.

Sunflower stocks in all positions on March 1, 2019 totaled 828 million pounds, 33 percent below March 1, 2018. All stocks stored on farms totaled 343 million pounds and off-farm stocks totaled 485 million pounds. Stocks of oil type sunflower seed are 676 million pounds; of this total, 293 million pounds are on-farm stocks and 383 million pounds are off-farm stocks. Non-oil sunflower stocks totaled 152 million pounds, with 50.0 million pounds stored on the farm and 102 million pounds stored off the farm.

Soybeans stored in all positions on March 1, 2019 totaled 2.72 billion bushels, up 29 percent from March 1, 2018. Soybean stocks stored on farms are estimated at 1.27 billion bushels, up 49 percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 1.45 billion bushels, are up 15 percent from last March. Indicated disappearance for the December 2018 – February 2019 quarter totaled 1.03 billion bushels, down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.

For a full copy of the Grain Stocks report please visit www.nass.usda.gov.

 

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